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In sharp contrast to bitter partisan battles being waged elsewhere over election laws, Republicans and Democrats in Kentucky were on the verge Tuesday of joining forces to loosen the state's voting access laws to make limited early voting a fixture.

A group of South Carolina lawmakers have added back protections for gay or transgender people to a hate crime bill, five days after removing them.

Authorities in Mexico said Tuesday that 20 migrants were caught at a highway checkpoint using falsified paperwork with letterheads from the U.N. refugee agency, UNCHR.

The successful revival of sports radio personality Craig Carton's career just months after being released from prison has not gone unnoticed by at least one victim of his multimilliondollar fraud.

Activity by the U.S. Navy in its campaign to challenge China's efforts to restrict transit in the South China Sea and in the Taiwan Strait increased sharply over the past two years.

As Tanzania's president has not been seen in public for more than two weeks, the East African country's vice president on Monday sought to reassure the nation, saying it was normal for human beings to suffer colds and other illnesses.

President Joe Biden on Sunday passed up an opportunity to join other Democrats calling for the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is under investigation after multiple allegations of sexual harassment.

A former San Diego County sheriffs captain who used his law enforcement credentials to run a gun trafficking business was sentenced Friday to two years in prison by a federal judge who said his arrogance was comparable to a mob boss of sorts."

A Guatemalan woman who has been living in a Massachusetts church for more than three years to avoid deportation has been granted a reprieve to remain in the country for now.

Albany (US), Mar 12 (AP) As the Democratic Party turned sharply against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and he faces growing allegations of sexual harassment, he insisted Friday he wouldn't resign and castigated politicians calling for him to quit as reckless...

Bills that sought to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day were tabled in committee. Funding for two state positions dedicated to Native American communities were cut. The only Native American member of Montana's human rights commission wasn't retained.

As hes reeled from twin scandals over his treatment of women and COVID19 deaths in nursing homes, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has had to confront a onceunthinkable question: Could enough rogue Democrats combine with Republicans to force him out of office?

The issue of race looms large over the trial of a white former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death last May of George Floyd, a Black man.

Idaho lawmakers fearing foreign participation in the Powerball lottery killed legislation on Wednesday that would have allowed the game with huge jackpots to continue in the state after a run of more than 30 years.

Nursing home residents vaccinated against COVID19 can get hugs again from their loved ones, and indoor visits may be allowed for all residents, the government said Wednesday in a step toward prepandemic normalcy.

A German court has declined to put a suspected former guard at the Nazis' Stutthof concentration camp on trial, citing concerns over the 96yearold's health.